Betrayed By My Bestfriend; Desired By Her Brother
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ou so muc
ead, searching his face for something-anything-that made the words feel real. But love? Love was
d pressed a kiss to his j
n as he pulled me closer.
st him. "We just finished having s*x Liam,I'
ed, running a hand through my hair.
of his body wrap around me, and pretended-
ce neve
awake. My eyes flickered to Liam's phone, its screen g
wn Ca
new I shouldn't. I should have just ignored it, gone back to sleep. But something
thless, urgent-filled my ear. "You can't keep ignoring me.
od ran
gna
louder and louder, until it
respond.
between us before
ia
ung
thud. My chest tightened, my breathing shallow. My mind spun, tryi
was carrying
ad never
ing on him. Liam-still fast asleep, h
have shaken him awake, deman
I di
g at the ceiling, willing my
ng, Liam
heavy on my shoulders. A part of me still hoped I had dreamed the whole thing
sat like lea
orse-he was expecting a
the creeping numbness. My fingers tightened
en I s
all
's w
behind in his rush to leave. I flipped it open, expecti
ind his ID was someth
add
mach c
ted me over, always insisting his place was a mess or that he preferred st
ment, I just
have waited for him to realize
t of me-the part that need
keys, I made
to return
was nothing l
den behind towering gates.
swers I was searching for. My heart pounded as I climbed out, my hee
en I s
ar parked in
eath
's
friend
l crawled do
the wallet, nails biting into leath
was here for something innocent. Maybe she had s
the sce
rf
y perfume-A
out last month. The same perfume I ha
y ears as I took in the scattered evidence-the jacket tossed over a chair, a pair o
urned suf
sitting on the table-the same handbag
pooled in
self, feet carrying me toward
embling as I pushed it o
th
ld sha
narrow gap
ether, bodies pressed
ng against his neck as she whispered something. I couldn't hear it. But
I love
me. My vision blurred, na
riend. My
ple I trust
never taste